Duncan closed and hammer looks burnt. Help!!

[Robg139]

My Duncan won’t open for about a week now only a little bit, so I had moved it to low flow area also noticed some of my hammer arms are starting to look burnt or something I’m not sure. Temp is constant 77.5, alkalinity is 10.5-10.9, phosphates are .10 ppm, nitrate are 5 ppm I use instant ocean and do a water change every 2 weeks sometime every week. I am new in the hobby tank up and running about 2.5 months

Also candy cane was showing skeleton since I got it, still is showing but actually looking a little better everyday. But still a long way to go with it

 

[Flippers4pups]

What is your salinity?

How long do you leave your lights on?

Duncan doesn't look good at all and unfortunately may not recover.

 

[Robg139]

My salinity is 1.024, I leave my lights on for about 10 hours. The Duncan still has all its benificial algae on the outside I’m hoping that the move to lower flow will help. I guess we shall see in the morning.

 

[Evan28395950]

How old is tank?

 

[Robg139]

2.5 months

 

[Gonebad395]

Watch that shrimp

 

[cocowizzz]

Do you change filter and do water change at the same time?

 

[Robg139]

Watch that shrimp

Yea he’s getting really big, I think I may need to get him out, doesn’t really seem to bother fish or other inverts that much but still don’t wanna take a chance. Is that what you were implying ? Btw union brother here local 15 out of nyc. Solidarity union proud.

 

[Robg139]

Do you change filter and do water change at the same time?

I have filter floss I change every week, I’ll rinse my biological in the old saltwater i take out of the tank and clean the Powerhead. So yea I do them at the same time. I run a fuge too in the back compartment.

 

[Gonebad395]

395here I wouldn’t put it pat and shrimp to eat coral nicetomeet ya brother

 

[kapnkush608]

What are your parameters? What kind of lights do you use? Where do you get your source water?

 

[Robg139]

Okay so it’s looks a little better today. My Params are still the same. Calc was 350 mang was 1300.

He’s starting to come out a bit, today I plan on doing a big water change to also see if that helps

 

[reef lover]

Type of lights ?

 

[Robg139]

It’s a stock fluval evo light 13.5. 14k
Just bought AI prime hd waiting on custom lid before setting that up

 

[reef lover]

I would get that set up asap....

 

[Robg139]

I would get that set up asap....

Yes just waiting on the mount that should be here in a couple of days. Then I’ll hook it up